Louise Moillon

Apricots In A Ceramic Bowl, With Plums On A Stone Ledge

Found at Christies, London
Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, Lot 120
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2015
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 200.500 GBP
signed and dated 'Louyse: Moillon· / 1631' (lower right)
oil on oak panel, unframed
15 ½ x 20 ½ in. (39.4 x 52.1 cm.)
In the present owner's family since the late 19th century.

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Louise Moillon achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2015. In the Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale auction, the work Apricots In A Ceramic Bowl, With Plums On A Stone Ledge sold for GBP 200,500.00 (€ 272,269.36) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 100,000.00. Admittedly, works by Louise Moillon have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Panier De Quetsches in June 2016 with an auction result of EUR 1,143,000.00.

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Louise Moillon erzielte im Dezember 2015 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale wurde die Arbeit Apricots In A Ceramic Bowl, With Plums On A Stone Ledge für GBP 200.500,00 (€ 272.269,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 100.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Louise Moillon auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Panier De Quetsches im Juni 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 1.143.000,00.

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